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Effect of Redox Processes and Solubility Equilibria on the Behavior of Dissolved Iron and Manganese in Groundwater from a Riverine Alluvial Aquifer  

Choi, Beom-Kyu (Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources)
Koh, Dong-Chan (Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources)
Ha, Kyoo-Chul (Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources)
Cheon, Su-Hyun (Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.40, no.1, 2007 , pp. 29-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
Biogeochemical characteristics involving redox processes in groundwater from a riverine alluvial aquifer was investigated using multi-level monitoring wells (up to 30m in depth). Anaerobic conditions were predominant and high Fe ($14{\sim}37mg/L$) and Mn ($1{\sim}4mg/L$) concentrations were observed at 10 to 20 m in depth. Below 20 m depth, dissolved sulfide was detected. Presumably, these high Fe and Mn concentrations were derived from the reduction of Fe- and Mn-oxides because dissolved oxygen and nitrate were nearly absent and Fe and Mn contents were considerable in the sediments. The depth range of high Mn concentration is wider than that of high Fe concentration. Dissolved organics may be derived from the upper layers. Sulfate reduction is more active than Fe and Mn reduction below 20 m in depth. Disparity of calculated redox potential from the various redox couples indicates that redox states are in disequilibrium condition in groundwater. Carbonate minerals such as siderite and rhodochrosite may control the dissolved concentrations of Fe(II) and Mn(II), and iron sulfide minerals control for Fe(II) where sulfide is detected because these minerals are near saturation from the calculation of solubility equilibria.
Keywords
redox processes; riverine alluvial aquifer; iron; manganese; solubility equilibria;
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